Men's Cross Country

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE - 2011Hunter Hays finished a career-best 11th in the 1,500 meters at the Big West Championships ... ran a lifetime-best 3:51.96 in the final ... also ran 4:01.86 to finish third at the Tiny Lister Classic ... clocked a career-best 1:56.76 in the 800 meters to place 13th among 41 runners at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational ... placed 31st in the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships after running a season-best 9:03.14 ... ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay that finished 10th in 10:30.75 ... clocked a season-best 15:39.14 in the 5,000 meters at the UW Invitational.

2010Hays finished 15th in the 1,500 meters at the Big?West Championships in a time of 3:59.55 ... ran a season-best 3:59.34 at the Tommie Lister Classic at Cal State LA (Apr. 24) ... also had Northridge’s best 3,000 meter time of the season, clocking a 8:51.37 at Cal State LA ... also ran the 800 (1:59.51)?and 5,000 (15:19.16) ... competed in the mile and 3,000 indoors ... finished 25th in the 3,000 at the MPSF Indoor Championships in a season-best time of 8:58.11 ... ran a season-best 4:30.80 in the mile at the Boise State Invitational (Feb. 13).

OAKS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLCompeted in track, cross country and soccer at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif. ... earned All-Tri Valley League in cross country in 2008 and earned All-CIF honors in 2007 ... was the league champion in the 800 meters in 2009 ... the Lions were three-time state finalists ... ran best time of :53 in the 400, 2:00 in the 800, 4:20 in the 1,600, 9:58 in the 3,200 and 15:58 in the 5k ... graduated in 2009 with a 4.2 grade point average.

PERSONAL

Born September 28, 1990 in Burbank, Calif. ... parents are Cecilie and Harrison Hays ... has one brother, Harrison and two sisters, Heather and Hayley ... his father ran cross country and track at Wichita State ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, U.S. soccer player Landon Donovan, the TV?show “The Office” and the movie “Lord of the Rings” ... lists Chad Hall as the best athlete he’s ever competed against ... major is Business.